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Maine

DTC Advertising

Ad Agency on Hook for $2 Million for Deceptive Weight-loss Promotions

Ad Agency on Hook for $2 Million for Deceptive Weight-loss Promotions

Feb. 12, 2018 – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Maine Attorney General announced a $2 million settlement Feb. 6 against Marketing Architects Inc., an ad agency that “created and disseminated allegedly deceptive radio ads for weight-loss products marketed by its client, Direct Alternatives,” according to the FTC. Marketing Architects also provided interactive voice […]

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Legislative

State Legislators Move to Increase Transparency, Limit Gifts and Payments to Physicians

State Legislators Move to Increase Transparency, Limit Gifts and Payments to Physicians

July 5, 2017 – While deregulation takes hold in the Trump administration in Washington, the states are predictably working to fill the void. For medical transparency and “sunshine,” California, Maine and Nevada are currently very active. All three states have taken legislative action in recent months to restrict the ability of pharmaceutical companies to furnish […]

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